Apparatus for heating wagon-tires



(No Model.)

J. F. WALKER.

I APPARATUS FOR HEATING WAGON TIRES. No. 885,584. Patented. July 3,1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. WALKER, OF GREENFIELD, INDIANA.

APPARATUS FOR HEATING WAGON TIRES.

QPEQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 385,584, dated July 3,1888.

Application filed May 7, 1888. Serial No.273,0l2. (No model.) 7

To all w/wm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN F. \VALKER, a citizen of Greenfield, residingat Greenfield, in the county of Hancock and State of Indiana, have invcn ted certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for HeatingNVagon-Tires for Hooping Wheels; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

The figure is a perspective view of the device.

In the annexed. drawing, the letter A indidates four vertical supports.At their tops are the elbow-couplings a, to which are secured thehorizontal arms or rests b, which meet at a center and are secured to acoupling, B. These supports are made in two parts, 0 0, between which isa T-coupling, C. From the threaded ends 0" of these couplings extendhollow arms D, which meetin a hollow center piece, (I. Rising from thearms D isa number of nipples, E, each having a cock, 6. Supported uponthe tops of these nipples are hollow circles F F F", having on toptheholes 0r openings f. To the bottom of the center piece,

(I, is secured the tap g of a supply-pipe, G, having the ordinary cock,g. All these parts may be made tubular for lightness.

In use the tires N N N are placed on top of the arms 6, each tire aboveits appropriate circle. Gas is turned on from any proper source, and asit issues from the holesf is ignited. The heat from the burning gasheats the tires.

With this device several tires may be heated at once; or, by propermanipulation of the cooks 6, gas can be only supplied to the desiredcircle and cut off from the others. As many circles as are desired maybe made.

Having described my inventiomwhat I claim isl. The combination of thesupports and rests with the circles, the arms, the nipples, and thesupply-pipe, as set forth.

2. The combination of the supports A, the rests b, the circles F F Fhaving the holes f, the arms I), the nipples E, having the cocks e, andthe supply G, having the cock 9, as set forth.

.In testimony whereofl aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. WALKER.

WVitnesses:

WILLIAM H. PAULEY, ISRAEL P. POULSON.

